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Cebile

/keh-BEE-leh/Xhosa & Zulu · a girl’s name

“wealthy; prosperous”

In Xhosa

How to say it
keh-BEE-leh
Given to
Girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Cebile

Nicknames & short forms

Cebi

From the same family

01Cebisa“One who advises or guides others”Xhosafemale→︎

In Zulu

How to say it
seh-BEE-leh
Given to
Girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
uncommon

From the same family

01Cebisile“One who has advised or helped”Zuluany→︎